Surah Az-Zumar

الزمر

Surah 39 · Ruku 5 of 8 · ayahs 42–52 · Juz 24 · pages 463–464 · Makki

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ٱللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَٱلَّتِى لَمْ تَمُتْ فِى مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ ٱلَّتِى قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿42﴾

Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.

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AllahاللَّهُI
TakesيَتَوَفَّىF
The soulsالْأَنْفُسَIالthe+أَنْفُسَSouls
At the timeحِينَI
Of their deathمَوْتِهَاCBIN+PRONATTمَوْتِOf their death+هَاher / it / its
And the one whoوَالَّتِيCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّتِيThe one who
Does notلَمْH
DieتَمُتْF
InفِيH
Their sleepمَنَامِهَاCBIN+PRONATTمَنَامِTheir sleep+هَاher / it / its
Then he keepsفَيُمْسِكُCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يُمْسِكُHe keeps
The one whomالَّتِيI
He has decreedقَضَىF
For themعَلَيْهَاCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هَاher / it / its
The deathالْمَوْتَIالthe+مَوْتَDeath
And sendsوَيُرْسِلُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُرْسِلُSends
The othersالْأُخْرَىIالthe+أُخْرَىOthers
ForإِلَىH
A termأَجَلٍI
SpecifiedمُسَمًّىI
IndeedإِنَّH
InفِيH
ThatذَلِكَI
Surely are signsلَآيَاتٍCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَاتٍSurely are signs
For a peopleلِقَوْمٍCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people
Who ponderيَتَفَكَّرُونَF

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُفَعَآءَ ۚ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿43﴾

Or have they taken other than Allah as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?"

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OrأَمِH
Have they takenاتَّخَذُواF
BesidesمِنْH
BesidesدُونِI
AllahاللَّهِI
IntercessorsشُفَعَاءَI
SayقُلْF
Even thoughأَوَلَوْCBHINTG+CONJ+CONDأَis it? / did?+وَand+لَوْEven though
They wereكَانُواF
NotلَاH
PossessingيَمْلِكُونَF
AnythingشَيْئًاI
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
They understandيَعْقِلُونَF

قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ جَمِيعًا ۖ لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ﴿44﴾

Say, "To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned."

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SayقُلْF
To Allah belongsلِلَّهِCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah belongs
The intercessionالشَّفَاعَةُIالthe+شَفَاعَةُIntercession
AllجَمِيعًاI
For himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
Is the dominionمُلْكُI
Of the heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِIالthe+سَمَوَاتِOf the heavens
And the earthوَالْأَرْضِCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth
ThenثُمَّH
To himإِلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it
You will be returnedتُرْجَعُونَF

وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ ٱشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۖ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ﴿45﴾

And when Allah is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when those [worshipped] other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice.

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And whenوَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
Allah is mentionedذُكِرَF
Allah is mentionedاللَّهُI
AloneوَحْدَهُCBIN+PRONATTوَحْدَAlone+هُhim / his / it
Shrink with aversionاشْمَأَزَّتْF
The heartsقُلُوبُI
Of those whoالَّذِينَI
Do notلَاH
BelieveيُؤْمِنُونَF
In the HereafterبِالْآخِرَةِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
And whenوَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
Are mentionedذُكِرَF
ThoseالَّذِينَI
Besides himمِنْH
Besides himدُونِهِCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it
BeholdإِذَاI
TheyهُمْI
RejoiceيَسْتَبْشِرُونَF

قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ عَٰلِمَ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ أَنتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِى مَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿46﴾

Say, "O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, You will judge between your servants concerning that over which they used to differ."

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SayقُلِF
O AllahاللَّهُمَّI
CreatorفَاطِرَI
Of the heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِIالthe+سَمَوَاتِOf the heavens
And the earthوَالْأَرْضِCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth
KnowerعَالِمَI
Of the unseenالْغَيْبِIالthe+غَيْبِOf the unseen
And the witnessedوَالشَّهَادَةِCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+شَهَادَةِWitnessed
YouأَنْتَI
Will judgeتَحْكُمُF
BetweenبَيْنَI
Your slavesعِبَادِكَCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِYour slaves+كَyou / your
InفِيH
WhatمَاI
They used toكَانُواF
ThereinفِيهِCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هِhim / his / it
DifferيَخْتَلِفُونَF

وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦ مِن سُوٓءِ ٱلْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۚ وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ يَحْتَسِبُونَ ﴿47﴾

And if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby from the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. And there will appear to them from Allah that which they had not taken into account.

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And ifوَلَوْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْIf
And ifأَنَّH
Those whoلِلَّذِينَCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
Did wrongظَلَمُواF
Had whateverمَاI
Is inفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
AllجَمِيعًاI
And the like of itوَمِثْلَهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+مِثْلَThe like of+هُhim / his / it
With itمَعَهُI
They would ransomلَافْتَدَوْاCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+افْتَدَوْاThey would ransom
With itبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
FromمِنْH
The evilسُوءِI
Of the punishmentالْعَذَابِIالthe+عَذَابِOf the punishment
On the dayيَوْمَI
Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection
And will appearوَبَدَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+بَدَاWill appear
To themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
FromمِنَH
AllahاللَّهِI
WhatمَاI
NotلَمْH
They hadيَكُونُواF
Taken into accountيَحْتَسِبُونَF

وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿48﴾

And there will appear to them the evils they had earned, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

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And will become apparentوَبَدَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+بَدَاWill become apparent
To themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
The evilsسَيِّئَاتُI
Of whatمَاI
They earnedكَسَبُواF
And will surroundوَحَاقَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حَاقَWill surround
ThemبِهِمْCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
WhatمَاI
They used toكَانُواF
[in it]بِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
MockيَسْتَهْزِئُونَF

فَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَانَا ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلْنَٰهُ نِعْمَةً مِّنَّا قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍۭ ۚ بَلْ هِىَ فِتْنَةٌ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿49﴾

And when adversity touches man, he calls upon Us; then when We bestow on him a favor from Us, he says, "I have only been given it because of [my] knowledge." Rather, it is a trial, but most of them do not know.

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So whenفَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
TouchesمَسَّF
[the] manالْإِنْسَانَIالthe+إِنْسَانَ[the] man
AdversityضُرٌّI
He calls upon usدَعَانَاCBFV+PRONATTدَعَاHe calls upon+نَاus / our
ThenثُمَّH
WhenإِذَاI
We bestow on himخَوَّلْنَاهُCBFV+PRONATTخَوَّلْنَاWe bestow on+هُhim / his / it
A favorنِعْمَةًI
From usمِنَّاCBHP+PRONATTمِFrom+نَاus / our
He saysقَالَF
OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
I have been given itأُوتِيتُهُCBFV+PRONATTأُوتِيتُI have been given+هُhim / his / it
ForعَلَىH
KnowledgeعِلْمٍI
NayبَلْH
ItهِيَI
Is a trialفِتْنَةٌI
ButوَلَكِنَّCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut
Most of themأَكْثَرَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَكْثَرَMost of+هُمْthem / their
Do notلَاH
KnowيَعْلَمُونَF

قَدْ قَالَهَا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿50﴾

Those before them had already said it, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.

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IndeedقَدْH
Said itقَالَهَاCBFV+PRONATTقَالَSaid+هَاher / it / its
ThoseالَّذِينَI
Before themمِنْH
Before themقَبْلِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هِمْthem / their
But did notفَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاBut did not
AvailأَغْنَىF
ThemعَنْهُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَنْthem+هُمْthem / their
WhatمَاI
They used toكَانُواF
EarnيَكْسِبُونَF

فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا۟ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ سَيُصِيبُهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا۟ وَمَا هُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ ﴿51﴾

And the evil consequences of what they earned struck them. And those who have wronged of these [people] will be afflicted by the evil consequences of what they earned; and they will not cause failure.

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Then struck themفَأَصَابَهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَصَابَStruck+هُمْthem / their
The evilsسَيِّئَاتُI
Of whatمَاI
They earnedكَسَبُواF
And those whoوَالَّذِينَCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
Have wrongedظَلَمُواF
OfمِنْH
TheseهَؤُلَاءِI
Will strike themسَيُصِيبُهُمْCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+يُصِيبُStrike+هُمْthem / their
The evilsسَيِّئَاتُI
Of whatمَاI
They earnedكَسَبُواF
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
TheyهُمْI
Will be able to escapeبِمُعْجِزِينَCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مُعْجِزِينَWill be able to escape

أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿52﴾

Do they not know that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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Do notأَوَلَمْCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+وَand+لَمْNot
They knowيَعْلَمُواF
ThatأَنَّH
AllahاللَّهَI
ExtendsيَبْسُطُF
The provisionالرِّزْقَIالthe+رِزْقَProvision
For whomلِمَنْCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْWhom
He willsيَشَاءُF
And restrictsوَيَقْدِرُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقْدِرُRestricts
IndeedإِنَّH
InفِيH
ThatذَلِكَI
Surely are signsلَآيَاتٍCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَاتٍSurely are signs
For a peopleلِقَوْمٍCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people
Who believeيُؤْمِنُونَF

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.